To Become a Texian: The Letters and Journeys of Caroline Cox Morgan and Her Family, 1839-1857 (open access)

To Become a Texian: The Letters and Journeys of Caroline Cox Morgan and Her Family, 1839-1857

Edited collection of transcribed letters written to and from Caroline Cox Morgan with the addition of contextual information and notes about the family history. Index starts on page 172.
Date: 1997
Creator: Peel, Ann & Morgan, Caroline Cox
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Papers concerning Robertson's Colony in Texas, Volume 2 (open access)

Papers concerning Robertson's Colony in Texas, Volume 2

"Leftwich's Grant is the second volume in a series that is intended to document the colonization of an area in Central Texas that eventually became known as Robertson's Colony." It covers "the three years that [Robert] Leftwich spent in Mexico City and Saltillo" and includes "a complete account of his official negotiations with both the national government in Mexico City and the state government of Coahuila and Texas. It also includes documents concerning Dr. Felix Robertson, President of the Texas Association, and the group of young men who came to Texas with him in the fall of 1825 to explore the grant and survey land for the stockholders" (p. 11). The index begins on page 667.
Date: 1975
Creator: McLean, Malcolm Dallas
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Parson Hanks---Fourteen Years in the West. A Story of Frontier Life in the Panhandle of Texas. (open access)

Parson Hanks---Fourteen Years in the West. A Story of Frontier Life in the Panhandle of Texas.

This book describes the life of Methodist preacher named Parson Hanks, including his journeys, courtship and marriage, experiences at conferences, religious service and other frontier experiences.
Date: 1906
Creator: Wallace, Ed. R.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Jockey Club in Louisville]

The image in front of the postcard shows the Jockey Club, in Churchill Downs, in the background from a diagonal point of view. On the lower left corner is printed the following: "Jockey Club, Louisville, Ky." On the bottom of the post card there is illegible handwritten text addressed to "Mama and Papa." On the back of the postcard credit is given to J. Murray Jordan: Publisher.
Date: 1907
Creator: J. Murray Jordan
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Panhandle Bridge]

The image in front of the postcard shows a train crossing the bridge moving away from the viewer. On the left side of the postcard, on top of the bridge is a green house-like structure. The bridge crosses the Ohio river. In the foreground, to the left corner, are men working. Underneath the image is printed: "Panhandle Bridge, Louisville, Ky." At the bottom of the postcard is handwritten text that says, "Reached here all ok. Write to me, my address is Hotel Willard. How is Miss S. Sia." The postcard is addressed to Miss Mamie McFaddin in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Armory in Louisville Kentucky]

The image in front of the postcard shows the three story Armory building in the background. The postcard shows twos ides of the building receding. In the foreground there is an empty street. Around the image there is illegible handwritten text. On the lower left corner is printed the following: "The Armory, Louisville, Ky." On the back of the postcard is handwritten text. Credit is given to J. Murray Jordan: Publisher.
Date: 1907
Creator: J. Murray Jordan
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History